Acioa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1775.Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 698-700, plate 280 descriptions in Latin, commentary in FrenchTropicos, Acioa Aubl. It is native to northeastern South America.
Species Six species are accepted. Acioa dolichopoda Acioa edulis – Amazonas in Brazil Acioa guianensis – French Guiana, N Brazil Acioa longipendula – northern Brazil Acioa schultesii – SE Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil Acioa somnolens – French Guiana, N Brazil
Formerly placed here Dactyladenia barteri (as Acioa barteri )
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